DIZIONARIO GENERALE PLURILINGUE
DEL LESSICO METALINGUISTICO



Lemmaindirect speech
Categoria grammaticaleN
Linguainglese
SiglaHalliday (1985)
TitoloAn Introduction to Functional Grammar
Sinonimireported speech (inglese) 
Rinviireporting (inglese) 
Traduzioni 
Citazioni

It is possibile to ʻreportʼ a saying by representing it as a meaning. This is the ʻreported speechʼ, or ʻindirect speechʼ, of traditional western grammars.
- Halliday (1985), Pag. 231